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On December 27th, 2017 I hopped on a three day juice cleanse. This one if you're wondering.  I didn't do it to lose weight or for some other narcissistic reason (not that there's anything wrong with occasional narcissism—do I look thin in this photo?). I did it for my sanity. Inside somewhere I felt broken, as hell.. like I wasn't me. So I sought out for some clarity by way of detox.  I feel compelled to mention that I ate, with no regret, three too many Krispy Kreme donuts on the night before my cleanse started. I was trying to...

Mental health days are real. And so is stress, anxiety and a whole lot of other bullshit I need not mention for the sake of positivity. So let's talk about a mental health day...or two. Let's call it a weekend. Also, excuse my language in advance.  It was a warm August day and all the things bubbled up inside of me. I'm an anxious person. FYI.  After a much-needed dinner with some close friends — it'd been "forever" since we last seen each other — we decided to reunite again, this time without letting weeks and months pass us by....

Growing up, I can’t remember what my water intake was like. I wasn’t heavy into sweets and I don’t recall having a favorite juice per say, but I know I drank soda way more than what I do now. My point? Water wasn’t always my thing, but it is now. At age 17 (I’m 29 now), I decided to cut meats and poultry out my diet. What started as a bet soon turned into a lifestyle. It wasn’t long before I started becoming aware of what I was and wasn’t putting into my body. My water intake also increased and...